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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Marcus and Esca drop off their horses upon arriving home in Calleva?
(a) The Green Garden.
(b) The White Horse.
(c) The Black Raven.
(d) The Golden Vine.

2. How many lives were lost in the recovering of the "winged god" (196), according to the Chieftan's grandfather in Chapter 15?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. What song does the stranger with the deer sing when he approaches Marcus and Esca in Chapter 12?
(a) "The Girl I Kissed at Closium."
(b) "The Long Journey in the Night."
(c) "Arms to Caesar."
(d) "The Flowers of Tarstevere."

4. Where is the secret path that Guern leads Marcus and Esca through in Chapter 18?
(a) In a cellar.
(b) In a bog.
(c) In the garden.
(d) Across the forest trees.

5. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A heart.
(c) An open hand.
(d) A diamond.

6. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?
(a) A Phrygian cap.
(b) An Anderida.cap.
(c) An Athens cap.
(d) A Mithran cap.

7. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Mithras.

8. What false name does Marcus give to the guards at the North Gate in Chapter 11?
(a) The Quartermaster.
(b) Demetrius of Alexandria.
(c) Centurion Paulus.
(d) Lurorius of Lethe.

9. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A horse and carriage.
(c) A box of salves.
(d) A pocket-watch.

10. What is the name of Marcus's mare that he takes on his mission?
(a) Vipsania.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Minna.
(d) Crona.

11. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
(a) His brother's reputation.
(b) His father's reputation.
(c) Marriage.
(d) A wealth of money.

12. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Beppo.
(b) Liathan.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Typhon.

13. What is the name of Guern's wife?
(a) Murna.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Narcissa.

14. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
(a) Pilum's barn.
(b) Conn's cow-byre.
(c) Tantus's cellar.
(d) Beppo's chicken shed.

15. What color is the harebell that Marcus observes in Chapter 18?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many warriors from the tribe chase down Marcus and Esca after they have left in Chapter 16?

2. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?

3. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?

4. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?

5. How long ago does Guern say it was when the men of the Legion carried out the Procurator's order to dispossess the Queen of the Iceni?

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